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The filing said those claims are "unambiguous violations of the Consent Injunction, and the Court should hold him in civil contempt." A representative for Giuliani, Ted Goodman, called the motion "a dishonest and duplicitous attack meant to deprive Mayor Rudy Giuliani of his First Amendment right to freedom of speech." "The ongoing lawfare against Mayor Giuliani must end," he said in a statement. Giuliani was found liable for defaming the pair during his efforts on Trump's behalf to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Moss and Freeman's attorneys urged the judge to stick with the current trial date, which was set last month.

Persons: Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Ruby Freeman, Shaye Moss, Giuliani, he'll, —, Ted Goodman, Mayor Giuliani, Freeman, Moss, Lauren Bacall, Aaron Nathan, District Judge Lewis Liman, Plaintiff, Trump's Jan Organizations: Washington , D.C, America's, Mayor, Benz, U.S, District Locations: Georgia, Washington ,, New York, Florida

While Gaetz’s ability to be confirmed appears on the rocks among Senate Republicans, President-elect Donald Trump’s team remains confident he will eventually be confirmed, even if it’s after an ugly battle. Gaetz and Trump attorney Todd Blanche are moving full speed ahead on trying to fill out the Justice Department, according to sources familiar with the planning. In his few terms in the House, Gaetz has often been embroiled in controversy. The attorney, John Clune, also called for the release of a House Ethics Committee report detailing the committee’s investigation into Gaetz, which has been ongoing for several years. Since the Truth Social post, Trump has not asked for any specific Cabinet pick, including Gaetz, to be confirmed via recess appointment.

Persons: Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump’s, Todd Blanche, Blanche, Trump, ”, JD Vance, Gaetz, Matt, ’, Mike Johnson, John Clune, ” Sen, Lindsey Graham, Johnson, “, John Cornyn, Sen, Kevin Cramer, Michael Guest, ” Cramer, Gaetz —, Democratic Sen, Richard Blumenthal, we’re, Tom Williams, Vance, Cramer Organizations: Republicans, Department of Justice, NBC, Trump, Justice Department, NBC News, Trump —, Capitol, House, ”, Democratic, …, Washington , D.C, Inc, Getty, Pennsylvania’s Senate, GOP, Truth Social Locations: America, Texas, Orlando, Washington ,, Pennsylvania’s

Rudy Giuliani has yet to surrender any of the valuables he was ordered to turn over to the two election workers he defamed, their lawyers say — including the Mercedes he was spotted riding around in Tuesday in Palm Beach, Florida. That includes some of Giuliani's prized Yankees memorabilia, including a signed Joe DiMaggio jersey and an autographed Reggie Jackson picture. Citing Nathan's allegations, Liman on Tuesday ordered Giuliani to appear before him in New York on Thursday, and rejected a request from Giuliani's lawyer that the hearing be held remotely or in-person next week. He also said that Freeman and Moss were trying to leave the former New York City mayor "penniless and homeless," and that Giuliani wasn't being evasive. "Mayor Giuliani has made available his property and possessions as ordered.

Persons: Rudy Giuliani, Mercedes, Donald Trump, Lauren Bacall —, Giuliani, Ruby Freeman, Wandrea, ” Moss, District Judge Lewis Liman, Aaron Nathan, Freeman, Moss, Giuliani's, Joe DiMaggio, Reggie Jackson, Nathan, Liman, Ted Goodman, haven't, Mayor Giuliani, Goodman, Trump's Organizations: Trump, Benz, U.S, District, Madison, Yankees, New, New York City, D.C Locations: Palm Beach , Florida, Giuliani's New York, Florida, New York, Washington, Arizona, Georgia

Sean "Diddy" Combs wants to go to trial on sex trafficking charges next spring, the embattled hip-hop mogul's lawyers informed a judge Wednesday. "Mr. Combs continues to assert his right to a speedy trial and intends to request a trial date in April or May 2025, and as consistent with the Court’s trial schedule," the jailed rapper's lawyers wrote. Combs was charged last month with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution in a sweeping indictment by the Southern District of New York. Combs' preference was mentioned in a joint letter from his lawyers and prosecutors. In the joint letter, U.S. government prosecutors said they have started submitting to defense lawyers some of the "voluminous" evidence in the case, including "several terabytes of electronic material" regarding Combs.

Persons: Sean, Diddy, Combs, Mr, Dawn Richard, Danity Kane, that's, Tony Buzbee Organizations: Southern, of, Metropolitan Detention Locations: of New York, Brooklyn, Manhattan, New York's, Texas, New York City

☆ Lawyer who twice grilled Trump in NY fraud case now helps lead a 14-state war on 'addictive' TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Wallace twice grilled Trump in James' NY fraud case and also gave opening and closing statements. AdvertisementNew York Attorney General Letitia James with assistant attorneys general Andrew S. Amer, center, and Kevin C. Wallace, right. Related storiesAround-the-clock notifications disrupt their sleep, the "autoplay" feature provides an endless stream of videos, and "beauty filters" encourage young girls to "fix" their appearances, the James lawsuit alleges. AdvertisementThe TikTok lawsuit may be another of the kind of yearslong litigation marathons that James' office hasn't shied from since she first took office in 2019. The Trump fraud investigation began in 2018, and also isn't over yet.

Persons: NY AG Letitia James helms, Kevin Wallace, Wallace, Trump, —, Donald Trump, Letitia James, James, Kevin C, David, James ' Goliath, Andrew S, Amer, Brittainy Newman, TikTok, shied, Wayne LaPierre Organizations: NY AG, Service, Donald Trump , New York, Trump, Facebook, New, National Rifle Association Locations: James ', Donald Trump ,, Manhattan

☆ Supreme Court returns to work with an eye on a post-election storm
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

And Trump is all but guaranteed to resurface at the Supreme Court in coming weeks to clarify the sweeping criminal immunity the court bestowed on him in July. “As matters stand now, this feels like the court is keeping its powder dry in case the election explodes,” Carter Phillips, a veteran Supreme Court litigator, told CNN early last week. A poll released by the Annenberg Public Policy Center on Wednesday found 56% of Americans disapprove of the Supreme Court. Take, for instance, Trump’s ban on travel from predominately Muslim nations, which made repeat trips to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has already dipped into next month’s election in a few emergency cases, two of which involved third-party candidates trying to remain on state presidential ballots.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Trump, ” Carter Phillips, litigator, Biden, Roe, Wade, –, John Roberts, “, ” Lisa Blatt, Roberts, William Rehnquist, Gore, George W, Bush, Sandra Day O’Connor, ” David Cole, it’s, Ketanji Brown Jackson, ” Organizations: CNN, Biden, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, ATF, Trump, Annenberg Public, Center, New York Times, Federalist, Chief, ACLU, Georgetown Law, Republican, Democratic, “, Supreme, Human, Department, CBS News Locations: Louisiana, Texas, Mexico, Bush, Tennessee

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs federal criminal sex trafficking case assigned to new judge
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Kara Scannell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The federal criminal sex trafficking case against Sean “Diddy” Combs has been assigned a new judge. Before joining the law firm, he worked as a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Combs’ case was first randomly assigned to Judge Andrew Carter, who was nominated by President Barack Obama in 2011. Combs is currently incarcerated and is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York while awaiting his criminal trial. He was arrested earlier this month and charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution, and pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Arun Subramanian, Joe Biden, Subramanian, Susman Godfrey, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Combs, Andrew Carter, Barack Obama, Carter, CNN’s Elizabeth Wagmeister Organizations: CNN, Supreme, US, Southern, of, Metropolitan Detention Locations: of New York, Brooklyn , New York

☆ AI & the Law: Big Data, Big Changes
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Contessa Brewer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAI & the Law: Big Data, Big ChangesA thought-provoking discussion on how organizations can mitigate liability concerns about AI-powered technologies. Veteran DOJ litigator and former judge Katherine Forrest carefully walks us through the complex legal and regulatory environment of AI and shares her thoughts on how C-suites and boards can best take advantage of these powerful new tools.

Persons: DOJ litigator, Katherine Forrest Organizations: DOJ

☆ Inside the relationship of JD Vance and Usha Chilukuri Vance, the newest GOP power couple who met as Yale law students
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Sen. JD Vance of Ohio is former President Donald Trump's running mate in the 2024 election. Vance met his wife, Usha Chilukuri Vance, while they were both students at Yale Law School. AdvertisementWhen Fox News asked Usha Chilukuri Vance in June how she felt about her husband, JD Vance, being considered as Donald Trump's running mate, she told host Lawrence Jones that she was "not raring to change anything about our lives right now." Vance, the junior senator from Ohio and bestselling author of "Hillbilly Elegy," and Chilukuri Vance, a litigator whose résumé includes a Supreme Court clerkship, met as students at Yale Law School and wed in 2014. Here's a look inside the relationship of the newest GOP power couple who could become the next vice president and second lady.

Persons: Sen, JD Vance, Ohio, Donald Trump's, Vance, Usha Chilukuri Vance, —, Lawrence Jones, Trump, Chilukuri Vance Organizations: Yale Law School, Service, Fox News, Republican National Convention Locations: Ohio

☆ Meet the brash lawyer that everyone from Eric Adams to Alec Baldwin and Elon Musk turns to in a crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Alex Spiro, a high-profile lawyer, is representing Mayor Eric Adams as he battles criminal charges. He's defended both Elon Musk and Alec Baldwin. The litigator is bringing his hard-charging tactics to the federal criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The manslaughter case against Baldwin was shockingly dropped earlier this year after Spiro argued that prosecutors hid key evidence before trial. Read the full profile of Alex Spiro here.

Persons: Alex Spiro, Eric Adams, Spiro, He's, Elon Musk, Alec Baldwin, —, Adams —, Adams, Jack Newsham, who's, Jay, Robert Kraft, Thabo Sefolosha, he's, cocounsels, Baldwin, Newsham, Alex, Randy Zelin, Zelin Organizations: Elon, Business, Service, New York City, New York Police Department, Prosecutors, Turkish Airlines, BI, Harvard Law, New England Patriots, NBA, Cornell Law School Locations: New

☆ Christopher Reeve's 3 kids are celebrating their father in a new documentary. Here's everything you need to know about them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Christopher Reeve with wife Dana in 1998. AdvertisementMatthew Reeve, 44Christopher Reeve and Matthew Reeve in 2002. He made the documentary "Christopher Reeve: Hope in Motion," which was nominated for an Emmy and was released on the BBC a year after he graduated from Brown. Alexandra Reeve Givens, 40Dana, Christopher, and Alexandra Reeve in 1997. AdvertisementWill Reeve, 32(L-R) Will, Dana, and Christopher Reeve with family friend Robin Williams.

Persons: —, Christopher Reeve, Reeve, — Matthew, Alexandra, Will —, Dana, Ron Galella, Matthew Reeve, Getty Matthew, Gae Exton, Jane Seymour, Seymour, Matthew, Exton, Hope, kiteboarder Aaron Hadlow, Christopher, Dana Reeve, Alexandra Reeve Givens, Alexandra Reeve, Moore, Committee's, She's, Will Reeve, Will, Robin Williams, Evan Agostini, David Muir, James Gunn's Organizations: Service, Business, Entertainment, Brown University, BBC, Brown, Dana Reeve Foundation, Getty, Yale, Columbia University, Columbia, Institute for Technology Law, Georgetown Law, Center for Democracy & Technology, Middlebury College, MSG Network, ESPN, ABC News, Variety, TMZ Locations: London, Exton, Cravath, New York City

☆ Judges keep failing to disclose their trips and gifts. Don't expect it to stop anytime soon.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"Federal judges are gods, and they can get away with anything," Rahmani said. More than 30 conservative federal justices, members of Scalia's family, and several fellow members of the conservative Federalist Society also attended, ProPublica reported. Earlier this summer, President Joe Biden called on Congress to implement term limits and an enforceable code of ethics for Supreme Court justices. AdvertisementThe nine Supreme Court justices did agree to a code of conduct last year, modeling their new guidelines after the rules that govern federal judges. California Rep. Adam Schiff introduced a bill earlier this year that would expand penalties for federal judges who violate ethics rules.

Persons: —, Aileen Cannon, ProPublica, Cannon, Judge Cannon, America's, Clarence Thomas, Harlan Crow, Samuel Alito, Rahmani, Antonin Scalia, Impeaching, Scott Lemieux, John J, SCOTUS, Joe Biden, Rahamni, Adam Schiff, Lemieux Organizations: Service, Trump, Business, Southern, Southern District of, Supreme, Law and Economics, George Mason University, Federalist Society, University of Washington, Los Angeles litigator Locations: Southern District, Southern District of Florida, Bali, Los Angeles, California

Murdoch is one of the most powerful and influential media titans of the modern age. The palace intrigue inside the Murdoch family has often lent itself to breathless public fascination, inspiring the HBO series “Succession” and behind-the-scenes books. The family is divided partly by differences in political opinion — and how those beliefs could shape the future of its sprawling media empire. Lachlan Murdoch, who took over as chairman of Fox Corp. and News Corp. last September, tends to be more aligned with his father’s conservative worldview. James Murdoch, Elisabeth Murdoch and Prudence Murdoch are believed to be more politically moderate.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch’s, Murdoch, Lachlan, — James, Elisabeth, Prudence —, Alicia L, Gary A, Adam Streisand, Donald Trump, ”, Lachlan Murdoch, James Murdoch, Elisabeth Murdoch, Prudence Murdoch, Kamala Harris ’, “ Rupert Murdoch, Reece Peck, “ Organizations: Fox News, Street, NBC News, The New York Times, Fox Corp, News Corp, Federal, Commission, Democratic, The, The Times, Fox, Trump, Dominion Voting Systems, City University of New York, College of Staten Locations: Washoe, Reno , Nevada, Reno, American, College of Staten Island

An attorney for former President Donald Trump has filed a legal notice announcing that his client plans to sue the Justice Department and the FBI for $115 million for alleged "malicious political prosecution" and "abuse of process." Epstein is a former Trump White House lawyer who is now vice-president of America First Legal, the legal group founded by former Trump adviser Stephen Miller. The filing does not mention the multiple requests from the National Archives and the Justice Department for Trump to return the records. The Justice Department declined to comment. It's unclear what would happen to the action if Trump is elected president again in November, and whether he would be able to direct the Justice Department to pay what he's seeking.

Persons: Donald Trump, baselessly, Jack Smith, Trump, —, Daniel Z, Epstein, Stephen Miller, Donald Trump's Mar, Smith, Aileen Cannon, Cannon, Steven Cheung, He's, E, Jean Carroll's Organizations: Justice Department, FBI, NBC, Trump White House, America, of Justice, Fox News, Trump, National Archives, DOJ, U.S, “ weaponized Department of Justice, Southern, Southern District of, NBC News Locations: Florida, Lago, Cannon, Southern District, Southern District of Florida

☆ CrowdStrike Hits Back in Heated Spat With Delta Over Global Tech Outage
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Lauren Hirsch | More About Lauren Hirsch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The legal saber rattling between the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike and Delta Air Lines over the global I.T. outage last month just ratcheted up a notch. The blame for Delta’s woes lies with the airline alone, the lawyers wrote. The letter was in response to Delta’s hiring of David Boies, a prominent litigator, and saying that it would seek damages over the outage, which it said cost it $500 million. Shares in both companies have plunged since the July 19 outage, with CrowdStrike down more than 35 percent.

Persons: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart, Sullivan, David Boies, Pete Buttigieg —, ”, we’re Organizations: Delta Air Lines, The New York Times, NPR, Transportation Locations: Delta

☆ Trump's bitcoin strategy was shared behind closed doors with CEOs who raised $25 million. Here's what he told them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +15 min

Bitcoin 2024 attendee wears "Make Bitcoin Great Again" baseball cap. Trump said on Saturday that his campaign has raised $25 million from the crypto industry since it began accepting cryptocurrency donations in May. "Make Bitcoin Great Again" hats displayed for sale at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, US, on Saturday, July 27, 2024. "The rules will be written by people who love your industry, not hate your industry," Trump declared that afternoon in the main auditorium as he warmed up the crowd. As Riot's Les put it, "I think the core message that we communicated to President Trump was, 'This is your industry leadership group.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jon Cherry, Donald Trump White, Tyler, Cameron Winklevoss, Paul Grewal —, David Sacks, Cantor Fitzgerald, Howard Lutnick, Cynthia Lummis, Bill Hagerty, Marsha Blackburn, Vivek Ramaswamy —, Kid Rock, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jason Les, Fred Thiel, Zach Bradford, Chris Cook, Amanda Fabiano, Michael Saylor wasn't, Saylor, Trump, That's, Donald Trump's, Les, he's, litigator, Tracy Hoyos, Cyrus strummed, " Hoyos, López, Hoyos, Cyrus, López Trump, Marathon's Thiel, Thiel, David Bailey, Bailey, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Gary Gensler —, Kamala Harris, Cook, Saturday's, CleanSpark's Bradford, Riot's Les, indoctrinating, Bradford, they've, It's, we're Organizations: Republican, Getty, Music City Center, GOP, Gemini, Trump, U.S ., State Department, Marathon Digital Holdings, CNBC, Music City, Riot, Attorney, Bitcoin, BTC Inc, U.S . Securities, Exchange, US, Bloomberg, indoctrinating Trump, Industry, Mar Locations: Nashville , Tennessee, San Francisco, Nashville, Mar, Lago, U.S, San Bernardino County, López

☆ What we know about Usha Vance's politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewUsha Vance's classmates at Yale Law School didn't know much about her politics. Less obvious, however, is Usha Vance's political orientation and relationship to the newfound national spotlight. In 2022, two colleagues at the firm described Usha Vance as liberal or moderate to The Times. When JD Vance was himself running for Senate, Usha Vance appeared in his very first campaign ad, sitting in front of a bookshelf and talking about their three children. AdvertisementWhile Usha Vance's political orientations and interest in life as a national figure remain foggy, her devotion to her husband has seemed strong since her days at Yale Law School.

Persons: —, Usha Vance's, Yale Law School didn't, Marvin Lim, Usha, Elliot Forhan, Usha Chilukuri, JD Vance, Lim, Usha Vance, Vikram Rao, Gabriel Winant, Vance's spokespeople, Vance, SCOTUS Brett Kavanaugh, John Roberts, Munger, Olson, Blake Masters, Vance hasn't Organizations: Service, Yale Law School, Democrat, Business, New York Times, Times, Yale, Cambridge, The Times, Tolles, GOP, American, Newsmax, Fox & Friends, JD, Republican, Convention Locations: Georgia, Ohio, San Diego, Arizona

☆ Who Is Usha Vance, the Wife of J.D. Vance?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Joseph Bernstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

If you were to build a member of the American elite from scratch, she might look something like Usha Vance. The wife of Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio, Donald J. Trump’s newly announced running mate, certainly has the credentials. A corporate litigator at a prestigious San Francisco law firm, Ms. Vance has clerked for Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh when he was an appeals court judge, and earned degrees from Yale and Cambridge. It’s a conspicuous résumé for a woman whose husband gave a speech in 2021 titled “The Universities are the Enemy,” and rarely missed a chance to bash the establishment as he campaigned for the Senate in 2022, as The New York Times previously reported.

Persons: Usha Vance, J.D, Vance of Ohio, Donald J, Trump’s, Vance, John G, Roberts Jr, Brett Kavanaugh, It’s Organizations: Supreme, Yale, Cambridge, Senate, New York Times Locations: San Francisco

☆ JD Vance: What to know about Trump’s running mate
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Jack Forrest | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

His understanding of the population that turned out to support Trump’s first presidential run made him a frequent guest on cable news programs during Trump’s run and presidency. Recent Trump supportSince receiving Trump’s endorsement for Senate, Vance has become a strong ally of the former president. Ahead of his Senate campaign, Vance apologized for previously calling Trump “reprehensible.”“Like a lot of people, I criticized Trump back in 2016,” Vance told CNN in 2021. Following Saturday’s attempted assassination of Trump, Vance posted on social media in part blaming Biden’s campaign: “Today is not just some isolated incident. That rhetoric led directly to President Trump’s attempted assassination.”CNN’s Kit Maher, Em Steck, Andrew Kaczynski, Allison Gordon, Alayna Treene, Rashard Rose, and reporter Dan Merica contributed to this report.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, JD Vance, ”, Vance, Trump, Vance’s, Usha, John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Ewan, Vivek, America’s, Trump’s, Amy Adams, Glenn Close, CNN’s KFile, Hillary Clinton’s, douchey, Charlottesville , Virginia —, KFile, “ America’s Hitler, ” Vance, Clinton, Evan McMullin, Peter Thiel, “, Mike Pence, Joe Biden, Saturday’s, Biden’s, Biden, Donald Trump, ” CNN’s Kit Maher, Em Steck, Andrew Kaczynski, Allison Gordon, Alayna, Rashard Rose, Dan Merica Organizations: CNN, Trump, Trump ” Republican, Senate, Marine Corps, Ohio State University and Yale Law School, Yale Law School, Supreme, Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, Netflix, Democratic, Ohio, Trump’s, ABC, Trump electors, Republicans Locations: Middletown , Ohio, Kentucky, Mirabel, Ohio, Charlottesville , Virginia, Ukraine, New York

☆ Why some restaurants and bars are banning younger patrons
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Barounis says his age policy was rare back then, and some at the time questioned his decision to keep out younger customers. As Barounis sees it, the uproar over the restaurant’s age policy suggests it might have been too extreme. But the conversation around the restaurant’s unconventional age policy raises some interesting questions: To what extent can businesses dictate who their customers are? In fact, Bliss owner Marvin Pate tells CNN his positive dining experiences at adults-only resorts are what inspired his restaurant’s age policy. Marvin Pate, owner of Bliss, says his restaurant's age policy was inspired by his and his wife's experiences at adults-only resorts.

Persons: Johnny B, Barounis, ” Barounis, Bliss, Louis, ”, Marvin Pate, Tina Pate, ” Pate, it’s, Pate, Trey Lindley, Lindley, Troy Hahn, ” “, he’s, Bliss aren’t, Jason Kaplan, Kaplan, “, you’re, ” Kaplan, Eddie Fahmy, Toya Taylor, she’s, Bliss ’ Organizations: CNN, Villanova, Bliss, Lindley, Facebook, JK Consulting, A2Z, Consulting Locations: New York’s, Missouri, Caribbean, St, North Carolina, Columbus , Ohio, New York, Bliss, Long, San Antonio

☆ Supreme Court’s abortion pill ruling puts new focus on conservative Trump judge in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( John Fritze | Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In the mifepristone case, Kacsmaryk’s initial ruling was notable not just for its sweeping nature but in how he embraced the anti-abortion movement’s sensational rhetoric about the procedure. The groups fighting mifepristone argue that the Supreme Court’s decision shouldn’t affect the states’ ability to sue. Both the FDA and several medical groups, including the American Medical Association, told the Supreme Court that mifepristone is safe. But the Supreme Court knocked that argument aside, noting that federal law already allows doctors to avoid performing procedures that violate their conscience. Adam Unikowsky, a veteran Supreme Court litigator who has closely followed the mifepristone case, predicted it will be hard for the states to get the issue back before the Supreme Court.

Persons: Matthew Kacsmaryk, Donald Trump, ”, Carrie Flaxman, Brett Kavanaugh, mifepristone, ” Kavanaugh, Roe, Wade, Kansas –, Andrew Bailey, Kacsmaryk, Joe Biden’s, Biden, it’s, ” Julia Kaye, Erin Hawley, “, –, Adam Unikowsky, litigator, Unikowsky, They’re, ” Jaime Santos, Goodwin, “ that’s, Kavanaugh, isn’t Organizations: CNN, Trump, mifepristone, Supreme, Food, Democracy Forward, and Drug Administration, Republican, Alliance for Hippocratic, Biden, ACLU, Defending, FDA, American Medical Association Locations: Texas, Amarillo, – Missouri, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Texas ’, Mexico, Missouri , Idaho

☆ Elon Musk ordered Nvidia to ship thousands of AI chips reserved for Tesla to X and xAI
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Correspondence from Nvidia staffers also indicates that Musk diverted a sizable shipment of AI processors that had been reserved for Tesla to his social media company X, formerly known as Twitter. "Elon prioritizing X H100 GPU cluster deployment at X versus Tesla by redirecting 12k of shipped H100 GPUs originally slated for Tesla to X instead," an Nvidia memo from December said. In a post on X in November, Musk wrote, "X Corp investors will own 25% of xAI." At Tesla, Musk has promised to build a $500 million "Dojo" supercomputer in Buffalo, New York, and a "super dense, water-cooled supercomputer cluster" at the company's factory in Austin, Texas. WATCH: Musk ordered Nvidia to ship thousands of AI chips to X

Persons: Elon Musk, David Swanson, Reuters Elon Musk, he's, Tesla's, Musk, Tesla, Elon, Critics, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Axios Harris, Jensen Huang, Huang, David Paul Morris, xAI's Grok, xAI, he'd, He's, Leo Koguan, Gerber Kawasaki's Ross Gerber, Joel Fleming, Fleming, hasn't, Ethan Knight Organizations: SpaceX, Tesla, Reuters, Nvidia, Tesla's Texas, CNBC, X Corp, EV, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Blackwell, Nvidia Corp, Technology, Bloomberg, Getty, Twitter, Equity Litigation Locations: Beverly Hills , California, Tesla's, U.S, San Jose , California, Buffalo , New York, Austin , Texas, North Dakota, Delaware, Tesla, xAI, SolarCity, Texas, New York

☆ The incredible oblivion of Judge Marvin Isgur
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +45 min

On a mild Houston day in March 2021, Judge Marvin Isgur prepared to oversee the only case on his docket that morning. In October 2023, the Fifth Circuit Court rebuked Judge David Jones but said that his longtime colleague, Judge Marvin Isgur, had been "unaware" of Jones' inappropriate relationship. "But only Judge Isgur knows what he knew or didn't know about the relationship." Much of this work was in cases before either Judge Isgur or Judge Jones. Isgur can continue to hear the case, he ruled, writing in the December 2023 opinion that lawyers for the creditor "failed to demonstrate much other than that former Judge Jones and Judge Isgur are close friends."

Persons: Marvin Isgur, David Jones, Jones, Elizabeth Freeman, Jackson Walker, Isgur, Michael Van Deelen, he'd, Freeman, Matthew Cavenaugh, Cavenaugh, Michael Van Deelen Van, Judge Jones, who'd, Steve Smith, Smith, Michael Lewis, Van Deelen, I'm, Van Deelen's, Tom Kirkendall, Gary Cruciani, Judge David Jones, Nancy Rapoport, University of Nevada Las Vegas William S, Kirkendall, " Jones, Trump, she's, Sarah, Porter Hedges, —, — Elizabeth Freeman, John Higgins, Whitney Ables, Josh Wolfshohl, Amy Lucas, Porter, Wesley Steen, Fifth Circuit —, that's, Liz, Bruce Markell, it's, Judge William Greendyke, Lynn LoPucki's, Patricia Tomasco, Christopher Lopez, Manges, Greendyke, Albert Alonzo, Alonzo, Jones Isgur, Susan Tran Adams, Matt Cavenaugh, Veronica Polnick, Genevieve Graham, cookout, Graham, Tran, Christina Morrison, David, I, Neiman Marcus, J.C, Penney, Freeman hadn't, hadn't, Jim Wilkinson, Ellis, Kirkland, Ellis —, Veronica Polnick —, Polnick —, Elizabeth, COVID, Jackson, Kirkland Ellis, they'd, — Greendyke, Wilkinson, Judge Isgur, Mike Warner, Eduardo Rodriguez, Rodriguez, Isgur's, Judge Lopez —, Lopez, Alfredo Perez, Weil, Perez, Richard Schmidt, Jack Newsham Organizations: Business, Southern District of, McDermott International, Southern, Houston, Fifth Circuit, Appeals, Department of Justice, Fifth, University of Nevada, Boyd School of Law, Circuit, University of Houston, American Bankruptcy Institute, Emory Law School, Emory, Facebook, Big Law, Reuters, Bloomberg, Northwestern's Pritzker School of Law, Enron, LinkedIn, Southern District of Texas, Judicial Conference, Texas, Chesapeake Energy, Big, Kirkland, Cavenaugh, UPS, Technologies, Candy Club, Omni, Norton Rose, GWG Holdings Inc, Brands, Southern District's, Southern District, US, Former Locations: Texas, Southern District, Southern District of Texas, Houston, New Orleans, United States, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Kirkendall, Galveston, Carolina, Porter, Harris, Nevada, Southern District of Texas , Delaware, New York, Delaware, Weil, Southern, disgorge, Sorrento, Corpus Christi, prefacing

Listen to and follow ‘Matter of Opinion’With Lydia Polgreen in South Africa covering its elections, Ross Douthat out on parental leave and Michelle Cottle reporting from a saloon in Colorado, Carlos Lozada turns the “Matter of Opinion” mic over to his Times Opinion colleagues to respond to the news about Donald Trump’s guilty verdict in the New York hush-money trial. The columnists Michelle Goldberg and David French — who calls himself “a recovering litigator” — join the deputy Opinion editor, Patrick Healy, to discuss Trump’s 34 guilty counts and debate what they mean for the former president, whether he’ll face prison time and how it will affect the 2024 presidential race. Below is a lightly edited transcript of their conversation. To listen to this episode, click the play button below.

Persons: Lydia Polgreen, Ross Douthat, Michelle Cottle, Carlos Lozada, Donald Trump’s, Michelle Goldberg, David French —, “, litigator ” —, Patrick Healy Locations: South Africa, Colorado, New

☆ Trump's jury asked to re-hear the judge's 'rain metaphor' instruction — here's what that might mean
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThe jury in Donald Trump's criminal hush-money trial had a specific request before starting deliberations on Thursday — they asked to hear again what they described in a note as the judge's "rain metaphor" instruction. It advises a jury that they can infer that it's raining — by seeing someone's wet umbrella, for example — even if they don't see the rain themselves. The "rain metaphor," as the jury note called it, is often used by judges in jury instructions. AdvertisementOn Wednesday afternoon, they asked for the judge to read back roughly a half-hour of testimony. After the judge completed his recitation of the jury instructions, two of the court stenographers re-read portions of the testimony.

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